ALL meanings of shorten
short·en
S s - noun Technical meaning of shorten (audio, compression) A form of lossless audio compression. 1
- verb with object shorten to make short or shorter. 1
- transitive verb shorten length: decrease 1
- verb with object shorten to reduce, decrease, take in, etc.: to shorten sail. 1
- transitive verb shorten time: make briefer 1
- verb with object shorten to make (pastry, bread, etc.) short, as with butter or other fat. 1
- transitive verb shorten text, etc: edit, cut 1
- verb with object shorten Sports. choke (def 8). 1
- verb without object shorten to become short or shorter. 1
- verb without object shorten (of odds) to decrease. 1
- verb shorten If you shorten a name or other word, you change it by removing some of the letters. 0
- verb shorten to make or become short or shorter 0
- verb shorten to reduce the area of (sail) 0
- verb shorten to make (pastry, bread, etc) short, by adding butter or another fat 0
- verb shorten to cause (the odds) to lessen or (of odds) to become less 0
- verb transitive shorten to make short or shorter; reduce in length, amount, or extent 0
- verb transitive shorten to furl or reef (a sail) so that less canvas is exposed to the breeze 0
- verb transitive shorten to add shortening in making (pastry, etc.) for crispness or flakiness 0
- intransitive verb shorten to become short or shorter 0
- verb shorten If you shorten an event or the length of time that something lasts, or if it shortens, it does not last as long as it would otherwise do or as it used to do. 0
- verb shorten If you shorten an object or if it shortens, it becomes smaller in length. 0